Parent-led autism therapy benefits Indian kids
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Parent-led intervention has been found promising in helping children suffering from autism in India and Pakistan initiate communication with their...
Australian scientists develop bionic spine for paralysed patients
Melbourne, Feb 9 (IANS) Australian scientists have developed a revolutionary "bionic spine" which they believe will enable paralysed patients to walk again, the media...
Overly critical parents lead to persistence of ADHD in kids
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Usually, children with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), a common behavioural disorder in kids, like poor concentration,...
Paracetamol in pregnancy bad for unborn baby boys
London, May 21 (IANS) In a fresh insight into reported links between paracetamol use during pregnancy and reproductive health problems, a new study shows...
New test spots drug use from single fingerprint
London, (IANS) Scientists have developed a new, non-invasive test that can detect cocaine use through a simple fingerprint.
The new fingerprint method can determine whether...
Single mothers worse off than single fathers
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Single mothers are far more likely to live in poverty than single fathers and their condition deteriorates with each...
Half of pregnant women in India anaemic: Study
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Half of the pregnant women and 74 percent of children under five in India are anaemic, a malnutrition mapping project...
Customised diabetes care effective for women, not men
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Personally tailored diabetes care reduces mortality - both all-cause and diabetes-related - in women but not men, a study has...
Why men hunt for slim women as life partners
London, Aug 28 (IANS) Why do slim and curvy women attract most men the most? Learn it from a novel “evolutionary fitness” model that...
Anxiety can aggravate asthma
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) If you are asthmatic, reducing anxiety can help you better manage the respiratory condition, new research has found.
The findings...
